Islanders will start season with the 2nd longest road trip in NHL history

Islanders will start season with the 2nd longest road trip in NHL history

FILE- In this June 3, 2021, file photo, construction continues at the UBS Arena, the future home of the New York Islanders NHL hockey team, in Elmont, N.Y. As the Islanders prepare for the anticipated opening of their new home next month, they will begin with 13 straight road games — the longest such stretch in NHL history to start a season — while construction is completed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

(AP)- The New York Islanders will start the season with 13 straight road games. That’s the second-longest road trip in NHL history and the longest to start a season. The NHL drew up the plan while construction of the team’s new home at UBS Arena is completed. Playing a few more games at Nassau Coliseum was not an option, so instead the Islanders will crisscross the country. New York will play its first home game on Nov. 20 against Calgary, more than five weeks into the season.


Photo: FILE- In this June 3, 2021, file photo, construction continues at the UBS Arena, the future home of the New York Islanders NHL hockey team, in Elmont, N.Y. As the Islanders prepare for the anticipated opening of their new home next month, they will begin with 13 straight road games — the longest such stretch in NHL history to start a season — while construction is completed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)